January 2, 2013

Police in Norwich, England are searching for two suspects in full Oompa Loompa dress and makeup (and hair colour) who assaulted a man coming out of a kebab restaurant at 3:30am last Thursday.
Detectives are investigating to see if it … Continue reading →

VANCOUVER — It’s no secret significant travel challenges await the Vancouver Canucks should a collective bargaining agreement be struck and allow a 48-game schedule to commence Jan.19. What remains a mystery is how the process will actually play out.
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NORTH DELTA — It’s New Year’s Day 2013 as I sit down to write, a hot cup of coffee at my side.
I started thinking about that last digit a lot over the holiday break, and it turns out, after … Continue reading →

NORTH VANCOUVER — Four years ago, when Anthony Beyrouti walked into the gym at his old high school, North Vancouver’s St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary, he found himself staring at a canvas so blank that he needed to use a healthy … Continue reading →

I headed out from my home in Coquitlam around 9:30PM. The sky was clear and the stars were shining bright. It was so gorgeous out there!
I simply had not found the opportunity to get out today and I felt … Continue reading →

While the B.C. craft beer movement continued to expand and flourish in 2012, it was also a fascinating year in terms of challenges to the province’s archaic liquor laws, long the bugbear of brewers, vintners, distillers, publicans and punters alike.… Continue reading →

From left to right: John Gaudreau, Jacob Trouba and Seth Jones celebrate one of the U.S.'s many goals in Wednesday's quarterfinal 7-0 win over the Czech Republic. The Americans will meet Canada Thursday morning.

Canada will meet the United States early Thursday (TSN, TEAM 1040, 1 a.m.) in one of the two semifinals at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Ufa, Russia. Here’s the latest from the Canadian Press …
By Donna Spencer
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I am a night owl still trying to be an early bird. Lately, though, I haven’t been trying hard at all.
Over the Christmas holidays I allowed myself to stay up late and sleep in more. Because I was sleeping … Continue reading →